Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 98.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2016.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 24th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.5% | — |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.1% | 96.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2016.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release